Alignment clip



March 11., 1952 Filed July 8, V1948 D. D.- TYSON ALIGNMENT 4CLIP 2 SHEETS-SHEET l i I v IN VEN TOR. DAW/5L D 7750A/ MMM/1%.

March 11, 1952 D. D. VFrYsoN ALIGNMENT CLIP 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed July 8, 1948 JNVENToR. Dm/ML .Z2 7' V50/V II||. ||||r|l llllllllllllll l|||lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Patented Mar. 11, 1952 UNITED sr-rss orifice 2,588,67 ALIGNMENT CLIP s'iel nry'son, Meisten, eine Apmiado `.muy 8,1m,"serialY N6. 37;"655

invention relates in general todevices for the building trades, but relates more particularly to means for aligning and securing shingles upon a roof or against 'a siding.

Many designers and inventors have developed 'special forms of shingles and fasteners for the provided anything fof sufficient usefulness and attractiveness to come in demand to any extent. Anv object ofvthis invention is to provide an alignment clip4 for shingles having edges denn'- a transverse slot therein with two parallel sides and a' terminus end, the slot extending from the lll 0f the Sllill'gle and' terminating' inwardly thereof;

s claims. (01.108-33) Another object of this invention is to' provide an alignment `clip adaptedA to hook under the end a slot in a shingle, and to present an upvvarily extending' hook to serve avtWo-lfold purpose of anchoring another shingleand Yaligning the courses of shingles as the roof shingled.

further object of this Yinvention is to provide analignment clip' which may beseeured as the shingles are secured, without additional nails.

Still' aOhe'l Object 0f this nV'entOIlLs t0 Dro'- vid anchoring means for slotted shingles' Wherein 'the' anchoring means is adapted to clio the lt'er edge of a shingle Ain onvcourse of shingles to theuppei end of v`a slotl in a shingle in the next preceding course of shingles.

Other objects and a fuller understanding of 'th vntion may be had by referring to the foll'tving description and claims, taken inrconjuncf.

tion with the: accompanying drawings; in which: Figure 1 is the preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in front,v side and'back views,

reading from left to right;

Figure 2 is a modified form of the invention for use atjoining edges of two shingles, illustratedA front. side and back views, reading from lef -to rightl Figure a modified form of the 'preferred embodiment, illustratedin front, side and back "fiyv'sy reading from le'ftto right;

l`Al'igiir'e 4 is a still further modification of 'the in' ntion', illustrated in front; side and backm vietvslreading Yfrom left toright; s-

5*' iuustfates severa shmgls 'their 2 relative. positions upon a roof, with the align'- mentv clips of Figures 1 and 2 in place therewith;

Figure' isa sectional view along line E-Gof Figure 5; and Y Figure 7 is a sectional View similar to Figure 6 illustrating the modied kform of Figure 4in a cross section of the shingles.

,In the drawings', the preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated. Theseembodif ments kactually have been tested and u found to be the most satisfactory embodiments of the in# vention; although undoubtedly,l they do not repre: sent every variation which may be possible, or even' in some cases; desirable. These modieations are set forth merely toI illustrate the invention: A

InFigure 1I of the drawings; a single alignment hook made of wire is illustrated. This hook com; prises' an anchor portion Il), a stem l9,v a n rst hook!!! and'axsecond hook 2|.y The actual o n structionof the alignment clip isreadilyascer-y tainabl'e" from theA drawings. The anchor portion I8 is a small loop th'rci'igh Whichthe rooting nail may be extended. The stem .I9 is a single strand o the Wire of any suitable length; The wire i's extended from the stem I9 and loope d' back to: Ward thestem I9 e; suitable distance, and then reversed in directionY back to the opposite side o'f thestem' I9, Where it is again extended in a small loop back in the direction of the stem I '9 Where it terminates. The hook 20 is loope d, ,as illustrated, to .present a rounded surface Where itis bent back upon itself and therebyprevent snaggin'g and catching into the shingles. The' embodiment of the invention illustrated in the Figure 2 is substantially the same in. oo nstrii'c'tion' as that illustrated in the Figurel, except that two' ar'ichorportions 22 and 23 conf stituting/the rst andr second' anchor portions, respectively; of t'heter'nbodimentof Figurel 2, and tivo' stemportions 24 and 25 areproyided. Two ho'k portions 2B' and' 21, are, provided by looping `the vlire backupon itself. vThe hook portion 2 'I comprises tivo .loops the hook portion 26 comprises one lop'f v InFigu'-e 3; a Vstill further modified embodiment' of'the invention iszillustratedasbeing made, oflvflat' shee't'metal". This embodiment includes nehr portion'z; a stempo'rtion), "and. a rst and second hook portion' 3 andmSL, vThe embodiment of yE igiufe 3 Yclosely resembles the embodiment of Figure; 1,v except that flat sheet nietal rather than .vvire' is employed.

The embodiment of me. invention illustrated 3 than having one hook portion on either side as illustrated in the Figure 3, the embodiment of the Figure 4 is provided with a hook portion 32 on one side of the stem portion, and two hook portions 33 and 34 on the other side of the stem portion. Thus, a stronger anchoring effect may be obtained by the double hooking action provided by hooks 33 and 34.

In the Figure 5 of the drawing, a section of roong is illustrated. In this section of roofing illustrated, the reference character I0 indicates individual shingles having leaves II, I2 and 13 constituting the lower side, or the weather side of the shingle. Each shingle I0 is transversely slotted as indicated by the reference character Il'. The slots I'I are deiined by slot edges I4, I5 and IB, the slot edge i6 actually being the internal terminus of the slot I1.

Prior to this invention, there has been a certain amount of activity in production of square and odd-shaped shingles for house siding, and brackets of various sorts to mount such shingles. No one has developed any practical and successful method of clipping down the leaves I I, I2 and I3 of the shingles, nor has anyone developed a successful method of eliminating the necessity of individually fitting and positioning each shingle upon the roof. This operation is slow, and at best lacks perfection because of human errors. This invention pertains particularly to the type of shingle illustrated by the reference character I0; it is the rectangular shingle having the slot Il as described. This shingle is used almost universally in the United States for home and barn roofing. Ordinarily, prior to this invention, a roofer would lay one course of shingles along the edge of a roof and thereafter measure an appropriate distance upwardly and position the next course of shingles. The individual shingles of each course are staggered relative to their edge line in order to prevent the formation of a continuous crack up the roof. The staggered eiect of the shingles is well illustrated in the Figure 5. It will be noted also, that the end of each individual shingle is formed with a portion of a slot I'I in order that abutment of two such shingles end to end, as illustrated in the Figure 5, will form a slot area exactly like the actual slot I1 cut in the body of each individual shingle.

The roofer, in applying a roof and using the improved alignment clip method as provided by this invention, first will apply a course of shingles along the edge of a roof in the customary manner. However, instead of merely placing a nail in the region just past the end of the terminus of slot I7, one 'of the alignment clips of this invention, for example the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1 and shown in actual use in the Figure 5, is selected and held against the shingle by placing the nail through the loop in anchor portion I8 and thereafter driving the nail tight in the usual manner. Before driving the nail tight, however, the roofer inserts one of the hooks or 2|, and it does not matter which of the hooks he selects, under the end of the slot I1 around the edge I6. This condition is illustrated best in the Figure 6, wherein it will be seen that the hook portion 20 extends around the edge I6 and back under the body of the shingle Ill.

The roofer will place the embodiment illustrated in the Figure 1 at the end of the two slots I1, but will select the embodiment illustrated in the Figure 2 for use at the matching ends between two consecutive shingles I0. Thus, as the edge of one shingle is tacked down, the roofer will insert one of the hooks, say hook 21, around the edge portion of the slot-forming end I6 and will drive a nail through the anchoring portion 22,. The next shingle is then abutted against the shingle thus tacked down and a nail is inserted through the anchor portion 23 and driven tight. Thus, the rst course of shingles is securely held by nails as is usually done in the rst course of shingles, but a row of hook members is now presented in a true line along the upper end I6 of the slot I'I all along the first course of shingles. Thus, the roofer does not measure or adjust for position when mounting his second row of shingles, but merely places the lower edge of the shingle in the clip presented by the upwardly extending hooks 2| and 26 as described. The shingles are then anchored by nailing through the anchor portion of the appropriate alignment clip as described in connection with the first course of shingles.

Thus, as each course of shingles is applied to the roof, an upwardly extending series of hooks is automatically provided to align the next suc-.- ceeding course of shingles. The roofer need not align or position his shingles after he has once established his first course.

However, this invention provides something more than the alignment feature iirst discovered, the hooks which would normally be considered as alignment hooks to align the next succeeding course of shingles actually grips the edge of the shingle and also grips the end I6 of the next preceding course of shingles, and therefore, actually clips together the edge of the one course of shingles and the slot end I6 of the next preceding course of shingles. Therefore, wind and storms will not be able to lift the leaves I I, I2 and I3 and allow rain and snow to be driven up under the shingle as often happens during violent storms. Thus, the life of the roof is greatly extended, and moisture is kept out of the house and awayv from the roofing boards supporting the shingles.

It has been found that the end I6 of the slot I'I is stronger than would be expected because of the position internally of the shingle, and because of the small length of the end IB. Therefore, driving winds will be prevented from gradualy loosening the nails as might otherwise happen if the alignment clips were not tightly clipped to the preceding course of shingles.

Although the invention has been described in its preferred form with a certain degree of particularity, it is understood that the present disclosure of the preferred form has been made only by way of example and that numerous changes in the details of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. An alignment clip for shingles having edges defining a transverse slot therein with two parallel sides and a terminus end, said slot extending from the lower sides of the shingle and terminating inwardly thereof, said alignment clip comprising, an anchor portion tightly securable to the surface of a shingle above the terminus end of the said slot in the shingle, a stem portion extending from the anchor portion to reach the terminus end of the slot, a first hook portion looped back relative to said stem portion and loopable around said terminus end of the slot and extendable under the shingle, and a second hook portion looped back relative to said stem portion on the side of the stem portion opposite said rst hook and thereby presenting a hook into which the lower side of another shingle may be inserted, whereby said alignment clip will serve as a means to accurately and automatically align another course of shingles and whereby the lower side of said other shingles will b-e firmly secured against lifting by wind.

2. An alignment clip for shingles having edges defining a transverse slot therein with two parallel sides and a terminus end, said slot extending from the lower side of the shingle and terminating inwardly thereof, said alignment clip comprising, an anchor portion tightly securable to the surface of ashingle above the terminus end of the said slot in the shingle, a stem portion eX- tending from the anchor portion to reach the terminus end of the slot, a rst hook portion looped back relative' to said stem portion and loopable around said terminus end of the slot and extendable under the shingle, said first hook portion having a lateral dimension not greater than the width of said slot, and a second hook portion looped back relative to said stemportion on the side of the stem portion opposite said first hooi: and thereby presenting a hook into which the lower side of another shingle may be inserted, whereby said alignment clip will serve as a means to accurately and automatically align another course of shingles and whereby the lower side of said other shingles will he firmly secured against lifting by wind.

3. An alignment kclip for shingles having edges defining a transverse slot therein with two parallel sides and a terminus end, said slot extending from the lower side of the shingle and terminating inwardly thereof, said alignment clip being formed of wire and comprising, an anchor portion tightly securable to the surface of a shingle above the terminus end of the said slot in the shingle, a stem portion extending from the anchor portion to reach the terminus end of the slot, a first hook portion looped back relative to said stem portion and loopable around said terminus end of the slot and extendable under the shingle, and a second hook portion looped back relative to said stem portion on the side of the stem portion opposite said first hook and thereby presenting a hook into which the lower side of another shingle may be inserted, whereby said alignment clip will serve as a means to accurately and automatically align another course of shingles and whereby the lower side of said other shingles will be firmly secured against lifting by wind.

4. An alignment clip for shingles having edges dening a transverse slot therein with two parallel sides and a terminus end, said slot extending from the lower side of the shingle and terminating inwardly thereof, said alignment clip being formed of sheet material and comprising, an anchor portion tightly securable to the surface of a shingle above the terminus end of the said slot in the shingle, a stem portion extending from the anchor portion to reach the terminus end of the slot, a first hook portion looped back relative to said stem portion and loopable around said terminus end of the slot and extendable under the shingle, said rst hook portion having a lateral dimension not greater than the width of said slot, and a second hook portion looped back relative to said stem portion on the side of the stem portion opposite said iirst hook and thereby presenting a hook into which the lower side of another shingle may be inserted, whereby said alignment clip will serve as a means to accurately and automatically align another course of shingles and whereby the lower side of said other shingles will be firmly secured against lifting by wind.

5. An alignment clip for shingles of the type having a substantially rectangular form and having transverse slots therein, said shingles also having off-set end edges adapted to cooperate with end edges of another shingle to denne a composite slot similar to the transverse slots within the shingle having two parallel sides and a terminus end, said clip comprising, a first anchor portion tightly securable to the surface of one shingle above the inward terminus end of said composite slot, a second anchor portion tightly securable to the surface of another shingle above the inward terminus end of said composite slot, a first stem portion extending from the rst anchor portion to reach the terminus end of the composite slot, a second stem portion extending from the second anchor portion to reach the terminus end of the composite slot, la iirst hook portion looped back relative to said stem portions and loopable around said terminus end of the slot and extendable under the shingle, and a secondhook portion looped 'back relative to said stem portion on the side of the stem portions opposite said first hook and thereby presenting a hook into which the lower side of another shingle may be inserted, whereby said alignment clip will serve as a means to accurately and automatically align another course of shingles and whereby the lower edge of said other shingles will be rmly secured against lifting by wind.

6. An alignment clip for shingles comprising, a rst anchor portion, a second anchor portion, a rst stem portion extending from the first anchor portion, a second stem portion extending from the second anchor portion, said first and second stem portions meeting at a juncture area and forming a V, a rst hook portion looped back relative to said stem portions, a second hook portion looped back relative to said stem portions on the side of said stern portions opposite said rst hook portion, said first and second hook portions being laterally spaced and symmetrical about a common plane located at said juncture area of the stem portions.

DANIEL D. TYSON.

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